Automatic caching equipment

Abstract

The utility model relates to the field of touch screens, and discloses an automatic caching device which comprises at least two stock bin positions which are arranged side by side, and each stock bin position is provided with a plurality of trays in a stacked mode. The material taking mechanism is used for transporting the materials into the material disc or transporting the materials away from the material disc; the clamping assembly and the first tray carrying mechanism are fixedly arranged below the at least two stock bin positions; the second tray carrying mechanism is erected on the sides of the at least two stock bin positions and used for carrying the trays of one of the at least two stock bin positions to the other stock bin position; according to the invention, a plurality of dispensed touch screens can be cached, the whole equipment does not occupy too much space, the field requirement is low, and the efficient operation of the whole production line is ensured.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the field of touch screens, in particular to an automatic cache device. Background Art

[0002] A touch screen, also known as a "touch screen" or "touch panel", is an inductive liquid crystal display device that can receive input signals such as contacts. When a graphic button on the screen is touched, the tactile feedback system on the screen can drive various connection devices according to a pre-programmed program. It can be used to replace mechanical button panels and create vivid audio and video effects through liquid crystal display images. As the latest computer input device, the touch screen is a simple, convenient and natural way of human-computer interaction. It gives multimedia a new look and is an extremely attractive new multimedia interactive device. It is mainly used in public information query, industrial control, military command, electronic games, multimedia teaching, etc.

[0003] Existing touch screens cannot do without glue dispensing equipment during the production process. After the glue dispensing is completed, the touch screen needs to be naturally air-dried at the glue dispensing position before entering the next process. With the improvement of production equipment, touch screens can already achieve batch glue dispensing. However, the number of touch screens produced after batch glue dispensing is large. If they are laid flat, they will inevitably take up a lot of space and even affect production efficiency due to site limitations. For this reason, it is necessary to develop an automatic caching device specifically for caching touch screens. Utility Model Content

[0004] The purpose of the embodiment of the present application is to provide an automatic caching device to solve the problem that in the process of producing touch screens, a large number of touch screens that need to be naturally dried will be produced after batch dispensing, and these touch screens will take up a lot of space, resulting in high requirements for the site and affecting production efficiency. The specific technical solution is as follows:

[0005] In a first aspect of an embodiment of the present application, an automatic caching device comprises: at least two material bin positions arranged side by side, each of the material bin positions having a plurality of stacked material trays; a material fetching mechanism arranged above the material bin positions for transporting materials to the material trays or removing materials from the material trays; a clamping assembly, the clamping assembly being fixedly provided on the bottom side of each of the material bin positions, the clamping assembly being configured to have an extended state extending in a first direction, and a retracted state retracted in the first direction, the clamping assembly in the extended state being used to hold the plurality of stacked material trays. tray; a first tray transport mechanism, fixedly arranged below the at least two material silo positions, comprising: a first slide rail, arranged along a second direction; a material fetching platform, slidably connected to the first slide rail, the material fetching platform being configured to be extendable or retractable in a third direction, and when the clamping assembly is in a retracted state, the material fetching platform can transport the tray at the bottom of the material silo position or fill the bottom of the material silo position with the tray; a second tray transport mechanism, erected on the side of the at least two material silo positions, for transporting the tray at one of the at least two material silo positions to the other of the material silo positions.

[0006] In some embodiments, the clamping assembly includes two symmetrically arranged first fork arm groups, the two first fork arm groups are distributed on both sides of the silo position, the first fork arm group includes a first fork arm and a first cylinder, and the first fork arm is connected to the first cylinder.

[0007] In some embodiments, the material collection platform includes: a chassis, a driving device, a lifting screw and a material collection rack, the chassis is slidably connected to the first slide rail, the driving device is fixed on the chassis, and a transmission assembly is provided between the driving device and the lifting screw, the material collection rack is connected to the lifting screw, and the lifting screw is driven by the driving device to control the displacement of the material collection rack in a third direction.

[0008] In some embodiments, the second tray handling mechanism includes two symmetrically arranged second fork arm groups, the two second fork arm groups are distributed on both sides of the silo position, the second fork arm group includes a second slide rail, a slider, a second cylinder, a third cylinder and a second fork arm arranged along a second direction, the slider is slidably connected to the second slide rail, the second cylinder is connected to the slider, the third cylinder is connected to the second cylinder, and the second cylinder drives the third cylinder to move in the third direction, the second fork arm is connected to the third cylinder, and the third cylinder drives the second fork arm to extend or retract in the first direction.

[0009] In some embodiments, an extension portion is provided on the outer side of the material tray and is used to cooperate with the first fork arm or the second fork arm.

[0010] In some embodiments, each of the material bin positions is provided with a plurality of limit rods, and the plurality of limit rods are arranged around the material tray. A plurality of rotatable rollers are mounted on each of the limit rods, and the plurality of rollers are arranged at intervals along a third direction, and the outer sides of the rollers are in contact with the material tray.

[0011] In some embodiments, a limit plate is provided between two adjacent material bin positions to replace the limit rod, and a plurality of rotatable rollers are installed on both sides of the limit plate. The plurality of rollers are arranged at intervals along a third direction, and the outer sides of the rollers are abutted against the material tray.

[0012] In some embodiments, the extension portion includes a transverse extension portion and a longitudinal extension portion, the first fork arm is provided with a first notch for accommodating the longitudinal extension portion, and the second fork arm is provided with a second notch for accommodating the longitudinal extension portion.

[0013] In some embodiments, the material picking mechanism includes a third slide rail arranged along the first direction, a fourth slide rail arranged along the second direction, a fourth cylinder and a suction cup assembly, the fourth slide rail is slidably connected to the third slide rail, the fourth cylinder is slidably connected to the fourth slide rail, and the suction cup assembly is connected to the fourth cylinder.

[0014] In some embodiments, the number of the silo positions is two and each of the silo positions is configured with a material picking mechanism, wherein one material picking mechanism is used to transport materials to the material tray of one silo position, and the other material picking mechanism transports materials away from the material tray of another silo position.

[0015] Beneficial effects of the embodiments of the present application: The present invention designs at least two material bin positions for storing a plurality of stacked material trays, each of which can store a plurality of touch screens after glue dispensing, and utilizes a first material tray transporting mechanism to transport and store the touch screens after glue dispensing, so that the material taking mechanism can transport the air-dried touch screens away, and the remaining empty material trays are transported to the original material bin positions by the second material tray transporting mechanism, so that multiple touch screens after glue dispensing can be cached, and the entire equipment will not take up too much space, and the site requirements are low, thereby ensuring that the entire production line can operate efficiently.

[0016] Additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will be partially given in the following description, and partially will become apparent from the following description, or will be understood through the practice of the present invention. Of course, it is not necessary to achieve all of the advantages described above at the same time for any product or method to be implemented in this application. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the utility model or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the utility model. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying creative labor.

[0018] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic diagram of the utility model.

[0019] Figure 2 It is another structural schematic diagram of the utility model.

[0020] Figure 3 It is a structural schematic diagram of the limit rod of the utility model.

[0021] Figure 4 It is a structural schematic diagram of the material taking mechanism of the utility model.

[0022] Figure 5 It is a structural schematic diagram of the first material tray transporting mechanism of the utility model.

[0023] Figure 6 It is a structural schematic diagram of the clamping assembly of the utility model.

[0024] Figure 7 It is a structural schematic diagram of the second material tray transporting mechanism of the utility model.

[0025] Figure 8 It is a structural schematic diagram of a material tray of the utility model.

[0026] In the figure: material bin position 1, material picking mechanism 2, clamping assembly 3, first material tray transport mechanism 4, second material tray transport mechanism 5, material tray 11, limiting rod 12, roller 13, limiting plate 14, transverse extension portion 111, longitudinal extension portion 112, third slide rail 21, fourth slide rail 22, fourth cylinder 23, suction cup assembly 24, first fork arm 31, first cylinder 32, first notch 311, chassis 42, driving device 43, lifting screw 44, material picking rack 45, second slide rail 51, slider 52, second cylinder 53, third cylinder 54, second fork arm 55, second notch 551. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0027] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention are described clearly and completely below. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of them. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0028] Reference to "embodiments" herein means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in conjunction with the embodiments may be included in at least one embodiment of the present application. The appearance of the phrase in various locations in the specification does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment, nor is it an independent or alternative embodiment that is mutually exclusive with other embodiments. It is explicitly and implicitly understood by those skilled in the art that the embodiments described herein may be combined with other embodiments.

[0029] See also Figure 1-8 In an embodiment of the utility model, an automatic caching device includes: at least two material bin positions 1 arranged side by side, each of the material bin positions 1 having a plurality of material trays 11 stacked thereon; a material taking mechanism 2 arranged above the material bin position 1 for transporting materials to the material tray 11 or removing materials from the material tray 11; a clamping assembly 3, the clamping assembly 3 being fixedly provided on the bottom side of each of the material bin positions 1, the clamping assembly 3 being configured to have an extended state extending in a first direction, and a retracted state retracting in a first direction, the clamping assembly 3 in the extended state being used to hold the plurality of stacked material trays 11; the A material tray conveying mechanism 4 is fixedly arranged below the at least two material silo positions 1, comprising: a first slide rail 41, arranged along the second direction; a material taking platform, slidably connected to the first slide rail 41, and the material taking platform is configured to be able to extend or retract in a third direction. When the clamping assembly 3 is in a retracted state, the material taking platform can convey the material tray 11 at the bottom of the material silo position 1 or fill the bottom of the material silo position 1 with the material tray 11; a second material tray conveying mechanism 5 is erected on the side of the at least two material silo positions 1, and is used to convey the material tray 11 of one of the at least two material silo positions 1 to the other material silo position 1.

[0030] It should be noted that the terms "first", "second", etc. in this document are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Therefore, the features defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features.

[0031] See also Figure 2 and Figure 6 In some embodiments, the clamping assembly 3 includes two symmetrically arranged first fork arm groups, the two first fork arm groups are distributed on both sides of the silo position 1, the first fork arm group includes a first fork arm 31 and a first cylinder 32, and the first fork arm 31 is connected to the first cylinder 32.

[0032] See also Figure 2 and Figure 5In some embodiments, the material collection platform includes: a chassis 42, a driving device 43, a lifting screw rod 44 and a material collection rack 45. The chassis 42 is slidably connected to the first slide rail 41, the driving device 43 is fixed on the chassis 42, and a transmission component is provided between the driving device 43 and the lifting screw rod 44. The material collection rack 45 is connected to the lifting screw rod 44, and the lifting screw rod 44 is driven by the driving device 43 to control the displacement of the material collection rack 45 in the third direction. Specifically, the driving device 43 can be a motor, and the transmission component can be a transmission belt, that is, the motor and the lifting screw rod 44 are matched with the transmission. Of course, it is not limited to the motor and the transmission belt, as long as it can drive the lifting screw rod 44.

[0033] See also Figure 2 and Figure 7 In some embodiments, the second tray handling mechanism 5 includes two symmetrically arranged second fork arm groups, and the two second fork arm groups are distributed on both sides of the silo position 1. The second fork arm group includes a second slide rail 51, a slider 52, a second cylinder 53, a third cylinder 54 and a second fork arm 55 arranged along the second direction. The slider 52 is slidably connected to the second slide rail 51, the second cylinder 53 is connected to the slider 52, and the third cylinder 54 is connected to the second cylinder 53, and the second cylinder 53 drives the third cylinder 54 to move in the third direction. The second fork arm 55 is connected to the third cylinder 54, and the third cylinder 54 drives the second fork arm 55 to extend or retract in the first direction.

[0034] In some embodiments, an extension portion is provided on the outer side of the material tray 11 and is used to cooperate with the first fork arm 31 or the second fork arm 55 .

[0035] The position below one of the at least two material bin positions 1 is defined as a first position, and the position below another of the at least two material bin positions 1 is defined as a second position. During operation, the material taking rack 45 is first driven along the first slide rail 41 to reach the first position, and then the driving device 43 is used to drive the material taking rack 45 to abut against the material tray 11 at the bottom of the corresponding material bin position 1, and the clamping assembly 3 of the corresponding material bin position 1 is controlled to change from an extended state to a retracted state, and then the driving device 43 is used to drive the material taking rack 45 to descend in a third direction by about the height of one material tray 11, and the clamping assembly 3 of the corresponding material bin position 1 is controlled to change from a retracted state to an extended state to hold the remaining material tray 11. At this time, the material tray 11 placed on the material taking rack 45 The material tray 11 will be transported to the second position by the material picking rack 45, and the material picking rack 45 is driven to rise in the third direction by the driving device 43 until the material tray 11 placed on the material picking rack 45 abuts against the material tray 11 of another material bin position 1, and the clamping assembly 3 of the corresponding material bin position 1 is controlled to change from an extended state to a retracted state, and then the material picking rack 45 is driven to rise in the third direction by the height of one material box by the driving device 43, and the clamping assembly 3 of the corresponding material bin position 1 is controlled to change from a retracted state to an extended state, thereby completing the transportation of the material tray 11 by the first material tray handling mechanism 4. Specifically, the first material tray handling mechanism 4 is used to transport the material tray 11 storing materials, and the second material tray handling mechanism 5 is responsible for transporting the empty material tray 11, and the two cooperate to complete the cycle.

[0036] See also Figure 2 and Figure 3 In some embodiments, each of the material bin positions 1 is provided with a plurality of limit rods 12, and the plurality of limit rods 12 are arranged around the material tray 11. A plurality of rotatable rollers 13 are installed on each of the limit rods 12, and the plurality of rollers 13 are arranged at intervals along a third direction, and the outer sides of the rollers 13 are in contact with the material tray 11.

[0037] In some embodiments, a limit plate 14 is provided between two adjacent silo positions 1 to replace the limit rod 12, and a plurality of rotatable rollers 13 are installed on both sides of the limit plate 14, and the plurality of rollers 13 are arranged at intervals along a third direction, and the outer sides of the rollers 13 are abutted against the material tray 11.

[0038] See also Figure 8 In some embodiments, the extension portion includes a transverse extension portion 111 and a longitudinal extension portion 112 , the first fork arm 31 is provided with a first notch 311 for accommodating the longitudinal extension portion 112 , and the second fork arm 55 is provided with a second notch 551 for accommodating the longitudinal extension portion 112 .

[0039] The terms "center", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside", etc. in this document indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings. They are only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the referred device or element must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation. Therefore, they should not be understood as limitations on the present application.

[0040] See also Figure 2 and Figure 4 In some embodiments, the material picking mechanism 2 includes a third slide rail 21 arranged along the first direction, a fourth slide rail 22 arranged along the second direction, a fourth cylinder 23 and a suction cup assembly 24, the fourth slide rail 22 is slidably connected to the third slide rail 21, the fourth cylinder 23 is slidably connected to the fourth slide rail 22, the suction cup assembly 24 is connected to the fourth cylinder 23, and the fourth cylinder 23 drives the suction cup assembly 24 to move in the third direction.

[0041] In some embodiments, there are two material bin positions 1 and each material bin position 1 is equipped with a material picking mechanism 2, wherein one material picking mechanism 2 is used to transport materials to the material tray 11 of one material bin position 1, and the other material picking mechanism 2 transports materials from the material tray 11 of another material bin position 1, specifically to cooperate with the above-mentioned first material tray conveying mechanism 4 and second material tray conveying mechanism 5, and the whole process is: loading the material tray 11, conveying and transferring the material tray 11 filled with materials (this process is also the process of waiting for the touch screen to air dry), unloading, conveying and transferring the empty material tray 11, and then recycling the above process.

[0042] It is obvious to those skilled in the art that the present invention is not limited to the details of the exemplary embodiments described above, and that the present invention can be implemented in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or basic features of the present invention. Therefore, no matter from which point of view, the embodiments should be regarded as exemplary and non-restrictive, and the scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims rather than the above description, and it is intended that all changes falling within the meaning and scope of the equivalent elements of the claims are included in the present invention.

Claims

1. An automatic caching device, characterized in that: include: At least two material bins are arranged side by side, each of the material bins having a plurality of material trays stacked thereon; A material taking mechanism, arranged above the material bin, for transporting materials into the material tray or removing materials from the material tray; A clamping assembly is fixedly provided at the bottom side of each of the material bin positions, the clamping assembly is configured to have an extended state extending in a first direction, and configured to have a retracted state retracting in the first direction, and the clamping assembly in the extended state is used to hold a plurality of stacked material trays; The first material tray transport mechanism is fixedly arranged below the at least two material bin positions, and comprises: A first slide rail, arranged along a second direction; A material taking platform is slidably connected to the first slide rail, and the material taking platform is configured to be displaceable in a third direction. When the clamping assembly is in a retracted state, the material taking platform can carry away the material tray at the bottom of the material bin or fill the bottom of the material bin with the material tray; The second material tray transport mechanism is installed on the side of the at least two material silo positions, and is used for transporting the material tray in one of the at least two material silo positions to the other material silo position.

2. The automatic caching device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The clamping assembly includes two symmetrically arranged first fork arm groups, the two first fork arm groups are distributed on both sides of the silo position, the first fork arm group includes a first fork arm and a first cylinder, and the first fork arm is connected to the first cylinder.

3. The automatic caching device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The material collection platform includes: a chassis, a driving device, a lifting screw and a material collection rack. The chassis is slidably connected to the first slide rail, the driving device is fixed on the chassis, and a transmission assembly is provided between the driving device and the lifting screw. The material collection rack is connected to the lifting screw, and the lifting screw is driven by the driving device to control the displacement of the material collection rack in the third direction.

4. The automatic caching device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The second tray handling mechanism includes two symmetrically arranged second fork arm groups, and the two second fork arm groups are distributed on both sides of the silo position. The second fork arm group includes a second slide rail, a slider, a second cylinder, a third cylinder and a second fork arm arranged along a second direction. The slider is slidably connected to the second slide rail, the second cylinder is connected to the slider, and the third cylinder is connected to the second cylinder, and the second cylinder drives the third cylinder to move in the third direction. The second fork arm is connected to the third cylinder, and the third cylinder drives the second fork arm to extend or retract in the first direction.

5. The automatic caching device according to claim 4, characterized in that: An extension portion is provided on the outer side of the material tray and is used to cooperate with the first fork arm or the second fork arm.

6. The automatic caching device according to claim 1, characterized in that: Each of the material bin positions is provided with a plurality of limit rods, which are arranged around the material tray, and each of the limit rods is provided with a plurality of rotatable rollers, which are arranged at intervals along a third direction, and the outer sides of the rollers are in contact with the material tray.

7. The automatic caching device according to claim 6, characterized in that: A limit plate is provided between two adjacent material bin positions to replace the limit rod, and a plurality of rotatable rollers are installed on both sides of the limit plate. The plurality of rollers are arranged at intervals along the third direction, and the outer sides of the rollers are abutted against the material tray.

8. The automatic caching device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The extension portion includes a transverse extension portion and a longitudinal extension portion. The first fork arm is provided with a first notch which can accommodate the longitudinal extension portion, and the second fork arm is provided with a second notch which can accommodate the longitudinal extension portion.

9. The automatic caching device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The material picking mechanism includes a third slide rail arranged along the first direction, a fourth slide rail arranged along the second direction, a fourth cylinder and a suction cup assembly, the fourth slide rail is slidably connected to the third slide rail, the fourth cylinder is slidably connected to the fourth slide rail, and the suction cup assembly is connected to the fourth cylinder.

10. The automatic caching device according to claim 9, characterized in that: There are two material silo positions and each of the material silo positions is equipped with a material taking mechanism, wherein one material taking mechanism is used to transport materials to the material tray of one material silo position, and the other material taking mechanism transports materials from the material tray of another material silo position.

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